When someone says one thing but means something completely different verbal irony

person, place, or thing used to represent something else symbol

The reader sees a character’s mistakes or misunderstandings, but the character himself does not dramatic irony

giving hints and clues of what is to come later in a story foreshadowing

the main character or hero of the story protagonist

the action or the sequence of related events plot

A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used simile

the high point, or turning point, in a story—usually the most intense point climax

great difference in what was expected and what happened situational irony

A character struggles with himself or herself internal conflict

Comparison of two unlike things in which no word of comparison “She is my sunshine” metaphor

When someone says one thing but means something completely different verbal Irony

person, place, or thing used to represent something else symbol

The reader sees a character’s mistakes or misunderstandings, but the character himself does not dramatic irony

giving hints and clues of what is to come later in a story foreshadowing

the main character or hero of the story protagonist

the action or the sequence of related events plot

A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used simile

great difference in what was expected and what happened situational irony

the high point, or turning point, in a story—usually the most intense point climax

second part of plot where the situation gets complicated or the conflict intensifies rising action

A character struggles with himself or herself internal conflict Human vs. himself

Comparison of two unlike things in which no word of comparison “She is my sunshine” metaphor

a character or force that opposes the leading male or female character antagonist

a reference—whether explicit or implicit, to history, the Bible, myth, literature, painting, music, and so on allusion

a device whereby a scene from the fictional past is inserted into the fictional present. flashback

the fourth part of plot, in which the complications are untangled falling action

time and place of a story setting

a struggle between opposing forces conflict

the action or the sequence of related events plot

part of plot that provides setting, introduces characters, and establishes situation exposition

When someone says one thing but means something completely different verbal irony

person, place, or thing used to represent something else symbol

The reader sees a character’s mistakes or misunderstandings, but the character himself does not dramatic irony

Comparison of two unlike things in which no word of comparison “She is my sunshine” metaphor

giving hints and clues of what is to come later in a story foreshadowing

the main character or hero of the story protagonist

the high point, or turning point, in a story—usually the most intense point climax

A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used simile

A character struggles with himself or herself internal conflict

great difference in what was expected and what happened situational irony

When someone says one thing but means something completely different verbal Irony

person, place, or thing used to represent something else symbol

giving hints and clues of what is to come later in a story foreshadowing

The reader sees a character’s mistakes or misunderstandings, but the character himself does not dramatic Irony

A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used simile

the main character or hero of the story protagonist

great difference in what was expected and what happened situational irony

the action or the sequence of related events plot

second part of plot where the situation gets complicated or the conflict intensifies rising action

A character struggles with himself or herself internal conflict Human vs. himself

the high point, or turning point, in a story—usually the most intense point climax

Comparison of two unlike things in which no word of comparison “She is my sunshine” metaphor

a character or force that opposes the leading male or female character antagonist

a reference—whether explicit or implicit, to history, the Bible, myth, literature, painting, music, and so on allusion

a device whereby a scene from the fictional past is inserted into the fictional present. flashback

a struggle between opposing forces conflict

time and place of a story setting

part of plot that provides setting, introduces characters, and establishes situation exposition

the fourth part of plot, in which the complications are untangled falling action